Garment-supporter.



PATBNTED APR. 1'1, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 19, 152.04.

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,PATENT OFFICE.

GARNlENT-S'UPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 786,876, dated April 11, 1905.

Application led March- 19, 1904:. Serial No. 198,975-

To all whom, it may concern/:

lBe it known that I, HERMAN E. CRANDALL, a citizen of the'United States, residing at New Britain, in the .county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relatesto improvements in garment-supporters, and the objects of my Io improvements are simplicity and economy in construction and convenience and efHciency in use.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my garment-supporter, I5 together with a portion of the supportingwebbing, the loop member being turned up away from the button member. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, with the loop member brought nearerto the button member, but :zo lnot in engagement therewith. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same on the line m of Fig. 1 with the loop member in engagement with the button member. Fig. 4 is a detached front elevation of the frame of thel button 2 5 member as stripped. of all other parts. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the button member in amodified form. Fig. 6 isaside elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a sectional View of the same on the line y y, Fig. 5, together with 3o the loop member in engagement therewith.' Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the wire frame of the button 'member, Figs. 5,` 6, and 7, stripped of its webbing. Fig. 9 is' a front elevation of the button member, showing an- 55 other modication. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 11 is a sectional view on the line a z of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a front elevation ofthe frame of the button member of Figs. 9, 10, and 11 stripped ofy all other parts. Fig. 13 is a front elevation of the button member in another modified form. Fig. 14 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 15 isa front elevation of the button member,

showing another modification. My garment-supporter is of Vthe loop-and'- button class, in which the button member is secured to the lower end of a webbing A in connection with the loop member B, supported by the said webbing in.an adjacent position for being engaged with and disengaged from the said button member.. In all of the forms herein shown and described the button member is provided with a wire frame having a base and head, and in connectionv therewith is a graspable neck of soft yielding material supported by the button-head and extended toward the base for being engaged with the loop member at a lpoint under the button-head and in front of the button-base. The loop memberB is of an ordinaryconstruction, a'nd other ordinary loop members of similar form are considered the equivalent therefor.

In Figs. 1- to l the wire frame is formed with an eye 16 at its upper end, from the middle of which the wire extends obliquely downward and outward for the length of the intended button-base, then in a lateral direction, then upwardly .to near the middle of the eye 16, forming, in connection with the said eye, the button-base 17 ,the lower part of which in this particular case is substantially a triangular form of loop. From the upper end of this loop, at its junction with the eye 16, the

`wire is substantially `doubled upon itself to form the button-standard 18, and from thence it is turned downward and outward for a short distance, then straight down to near the lower end of the base, where it is doubled upon y itself with a wide bend, then upwardly paral- -bingby passing one end of the webbing through the lower part of the button-base 17 from the front, then along on the back of the said base to the eye 16, through the said eye from the rear, and then upwardly alittle above the said eye. The webbing is brought up from the lower end of the button-base back of the eye 16, when the end 22 of the webbing may be secured in any proper manner to the said 95 webbing, which webbing may extend upwardly in the usual form. The graspable neck 23 in this construction is formed of a strip of leather doubled upon itself over the Jmiddlebar 21 of theopen button-head and 100 with the portions on each side thereof extending toward the button-base by passing be-4 tween the spaces in the button-head on each side otl the central bar, the two outer bars 19 and 2O being' forced toward each other to pinch the said leather andhold it in place. The portion of the leather below the buttonhead and between the said head and base constitutes a soft iiexiblegraspable neck, between which and the narrow part of the loop member the fabric of the garment is grasped. The standard 18 is above the button-head, and therefore comes within the wide part ot' the loop member, so that it is never pinched thereby, and there is no metal or other support inside of that portion ot' the leather or graspable neck that comes within the narrow part'or grasping part of the loop member. Inasmuch as there is but one standard for the bu tten-head and that standard is located above the button-head, the head may yield away from the button-base to accommodate diiferent thicknesses or folds of fabric, the wire of which the frame is formed being resilient.

Figs. 5 to 8 showa similar construction, except that the graspable neck 23 is formed of a portion of the supporting-webbing instead ot' a separate piece or' soft material. In this construction the wire frame has the same eye 16 at its upper end, a similar button-base 17, the same standard 18 at about the same location relatively to the other parts` while the button-head is formed in a Scroll -like coil, making substantially two oval coils 19 and 20, one within the other and both substantially in one plane. In connecting this frame with the webbing the end 22lL is lirst passed through the eye 16 trom the trent, then down on the back of the button-base 17, then over the lower end otl the said base and up from the inside through the space between the outer and inner coils 19EL and 20a, the webbing being doubled upon itsehc at the lower part of the button head, then from the front in through the inner coil 20Il of the button-head, and then tucked through the opening in the button-base and between one member ot' the said base and the webbing at the back thereof. In the construction shown in Figs. 9 to l2 the wire frame is provided with substantially the same eye 16b at its upper end, a buttonhead with three substantially parallel bars 19h, 2Gb, and 21D, two standards 18h, and an eye at the lower end that forms the button-base 17", the same acting in conjunction with the eye 16h. The standards 18b extend from the eye 16*L and base 17, respectively, to the upper and lower portions of the button-head. The graspable neck-28b is formed and secured as in the construction iirst described and illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, excepting that the strap or strip of leather is a little longer and the lower ends are spread'outwardly and rest on the front ot' the webbing', as shown. The frame and webbing are connected by passing' the end 22b through the eye 16" from the trout downwardly to the button-base 17", around the lower end ot the said base, through it Jfrom the front, then upwardly at its back to the eye 16", through that eye vfrom the rear, and upwardly on the front ol the webbing A, to which the said end 22ll is secured.

The construction shown in Figs. 13 and 14I is substantially the same as that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, excepting that the webbing is threaded through the frame a little dilierently and the three bars 19, 20, and 21c extend transversely instead ot' longitudinally, and consequently the loop member engages the leather graspable neck 23C by the edges ol the leather instead ot' by the broad sides thereo'l. The same reference-numerals are employed as in Figs.1 to 4 with the letter "c added to the respective numerals.

rlhe construction shown in Fig. l5 dillers mainly from the construction shown in F 5 to 8 in that the button-head is formed of only one coil 19d, with the end ot' the wire 20l t'erminating at the middle portion ot' the said coil. The frame and webbing are connected by passing the end 22ll through the eye 16" from the front, then down on the back ol the button-base 17, up over the end ol5 the said base and the lower part ot' the button-head, deieeting the webbing to make it lit the lower and side edges ol the said head, then passing the webbing from the front rearwardly through the coil 19l otl the button-head, again passing it around the lower end of the buttonbase inside of the portion of the webbing lirst passed around said end, and then carrying the end upwardly between the back ot' the base and front ot' the webbing behind the said base to any desired pointgas, for example, to a point a little below the eye 16d.

The different modilications herein shown and described show that the webbing may be applied to the frame of the button member in various ways and also that various forms of the graspable neck under the button-head may be employed. There is no metal or other core in the interior ot' this neck at the graspable portion, and the standard or standards of the button-head are either so related tothe loop member or of such a small size that they can never be pinched by the said loop member. I also prefer to make the'standard above the button-head serve as a stop for the loop member to prevent the latter from accidentally working down relatively to the button member far enough to disengagc therefrom. This is done by making the distance from the standards to the lower edge of the button-head greater than the distance from the upper end ot' the loop member to its narrow or grasping portion at its lower end. This necessitates tilting the loop member a little, so as to bring its upper end slightly in front of the standard lin order to engage and disengage the said loop member.

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i of a loop member with a button member having a frame of resilient material and comprising a button-base, button-head and a standard connecting the ,said base and head at the upper portion of the said button-base above the said button-head, and a graspable neck of soft flexible material between the said button base and head.

3. In a garment-supporter, the combination of a loop member with a button member having a button-base, button-head, a standard connecting the said base and head and a graspable neck of soft flexible material extending inwardly from the said button-head toward the said button-base remotely from the said standard without any core or interior support.

4. In a garment-supporter, the combination of a loop member with a button member having a button-base, button-head, and a standard connecting the said base and head, the said standard being located above the said buttonhead, the length of the loop member from its upper end to its narrow grasping portion being less than the distance from the said standard to the lower edge of the said button-head.

5. In a garment-supporter, the combination of a loop member with a button member having a button-base, button-head, and a connecting-standard for said base and head, and a graspable neck of soft/flexible material connected with the said button-head and extend- .ing inwardly through and from the said head.

6. In a garment-supporter, the combination of a loop member with a button member comprismg a wire frame having a button-base,

' button-head and a standard connecting the said -base and head, all formed of a single piece of wire and a connected'webbing With a portion thereof extended from the said button-base to necting-standard, the head being of an open form, and a graspable neck consisting of a strip of soft flexible material doubled upon itself infront of the said button-head and extending inwardly therefrom substantially as described.

8. In a-garment-supporter, the combination of the loop member with a button member comprising a button-base, button-head and a connecting-standard all formed of wire, the said button-head having a plurality of wire bars and forming an open head, and a graspable neck formed of soft flexible material mounted on the said button-head and extending therefrom toward the said button-base.

HERMAN E. GRANDALL.

Witnesses:

' JAMES SHEPARD,

LAWRENCE BIGELOW. 

